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Butterfly A man found a cocoon of a butterful. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swallon body and small shriveled wings. The man continued to watch because he expected that at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of it's life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into it's wings so that it could be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Somtimes struggles are exactly what we need in our lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. We could never fly! I asked for strenght ... And God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked God for wisdom ... And God gave me problems to solve. I asked God for prosperity ... And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work. I asked God for courage ... And God gave me Danger to overcome. I asked God for love ... And God gave me Troubled people to help. I asked God for favors ... And God gave me Opportunities. I received nothing I wanted ... I received everything I needed ... Author Unknown *Special thanks to my new friend Kelly for emailing this to me*

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Father I'm So Grateful That you saw fit to wake me up this morning I'm so grateful I was able to get out of my cozy little bed Sausage, Eggs, Bread, Coffee gone straight to my head I'm so grateful I was able to bow my head in Silent Prayer and be thankful I'm so grateful I was able to view your wonderous sun To feel brother wind blow I'm so grateful I was able to lay in my head in rest Last night Didn't have to fight For a nook or a crack Wasen't carrying my life in a sack Yes I'm homeless in a shelter Sure things could be better But people let me tell ya That it could be a whole lot worse!!! Writen while homeless in a homeless shelter. 8-21-1996

A Silent Prayer My Father, thank you for one more chance As I look back with the quickest of a glance My Father thank you for bringing me this far All I ask for is the strenght and endurance To continue on my right path Which is Your Path of Truth, Faith, Wisdom, & Love I don't want or need much, just Your Gentle Touch And to always walk closer with Thee To Bloom and Blossom and be what You Created me to be Your child, a Woman, a giving, caring, sharing, & Loving Soul Father please keep me whole I've always looked in all the wrong places And left so many bad traces Now I see, now I'm free I just want to be what You Created me to be Writen: 8-28-1996 While homeless